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- Question
How many Types of Soil in India?
Options- A. 4
- B. 5
- C. 7
- D. 8
- Correct Answer
- 8
ExplanationThere are 8 different types of Soils present in India. They are primarily differentiated on the basis of composition and structure. They are ::
1. Alluvial soils,
2. Black soils,
3. Red soils,
4. Laterite and Lateritic soils,
5. Forest and Mountain soils,
6. Arid and Desert soils,
7. Saline and Alkaline soils and
8. Peaty and Marshy soils.
- 1. Forests occupy about _____of India's total surface?
Options- A. 19 per cent
- B. 26 per cent
- C. 28 per cent
- D. 30 percent Discuss
- 2. ________ oilfield of India has the largest quantity of recoverable reserves
Options- A. Moron Oilfield
- B. Mumbai High oil field
- C. Ankaleshwar Oil field
- D. Naharkatiya Oil field Discuss
- 3. In Thanjavur delta ________ crop is cultivated three times in a year
Options- A. Wheat
- B. Rice
- C. Sugarcane
- D. Groundnut Discuss
- 4. Nayveli Power Project is a ________ Power Project
Options- A. Hydro- electric
- B. Nuclear
- C. Thermal
- D. Non- conventional Discuss
- 5. Naharkatiya oil fields are located in
Options- A. Tripura
- B. West-Bengal
- C. Assam
- D. Madhya Pradesh Discuss
- 6. Which is required for karst topography to form?
Options- A. Limestone
- B. Sinkholes
- C. Both A & B
- D. Rain Discuss
- 7. Isoneph indicates the lines of equal
Options- A. cloudiness
- B. salinity
- C. temperature
- D. pressure Discuss
- 8. Badrinath is situated on the bank of river
Options- A. Yamuna
- B. Alaknanda
- C. Saraswathi
- D. Ganga Discuss
- 9. Which among the following crop is a major Kharif Crop of India?
Options- A. Red Chilli
- B. Water Mellon
- C. Pumpkin
- D. Wheat Discuss
- Major Kharif crops of India include Millets (Bajra & Jowar), Cotton, Soyabean, Sugarcane, Turmeric, Paddy (Rice), Maize, Moong (Pulses), Groundnut, Red Chillies, etc.
- The Kharif crop is the summer crop or monsoon crop in India. Kharif crops are usually sown with the beginning of the first rains in July, during the south-west monsoon season.
- 10. India's only Naval Aviation Museum is located in which state?
Options- A. Kerala
- B. Goa
- C. Tamil Nadu
- D. Karnataka Discuss
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Correct Answer: 19 per cent
Correct Answer: Mumbai High oil field
Explanation:
The Mumbai High Offshore Oil field is considered as a giant Oil field. An Oilfield to be categorised as a giant should have a minimum of 500 million barrels of recoverable crude oil.
Correct Answer: Rice
Explanation:
Fertile alluvial soil sufficient water supply and optimum temperatures are the reasons behind the high output of paddy here. Also known as the 'Granary of the South', it is located in Tamil Nadu.
Correct Answer: Thermal
Explanation:
Electricity generated from coal and oil is termed as 'Thermal Power'.
Correct Answer: Assam
Explanation:
Gas and Oil fields are located in Naharkatiya, Assam. Oil from the fields is sent to Nunmati for refining and gas is made into electricity at Namrup.
Correct Answer: Both A & B
Explanation:
Karst topography is a landscape formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum.
Correct Answer: cloudiness
Explanation:
A line on a map connecting points that have the same average percentage of cloudiness is called Isoneph.
Correct Answer: Alaknanda
Correct Answer: Red Chilli
Explanation:
Correct Answer: Goa
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